natural product chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 natural product chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Evolution of Native Amine Dehydrogenases for Chiral Primary Amine Synthesis

University of York Department of Chemistry

In Collaboration with Dr Carine Vergne-Vaxelaire, Genoscope, France. Background. Chiral amines are important functional groups that feature in up to 50% of small molecule drugs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof G J Grogan, Dr W Unsworth

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Predicting the Pathways of Light-Induced Chemical Changes through the Application of Machine Learning

University of York Department of Chemistry

Background. Across the natural environment, chemical systems are prone to light-induced changes following their interaction with sunlight. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Dessent

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Structural and Mechanistic Characterisation of Bacterial Natural Product Targets

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Natural products are a vital source of medicines and agrichemicals. For example, over 70% of the antibiotics on the World Health Organisation’s list of essential medicines are derived from natural sources (plants, bacteria or fungus). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Alkhalaf

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Introducing Artificial Metalloenzymes to Whole-Cell Biocatalysis

University of York Department of Chemistry

Background. Whole-cell biocatalysis is an attractive and cost-saving alternative to the use of purified enzymes. Given that the range of natural enzymes is limited, the potential of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) to create biocatalytic novelty is huge. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A-K Duhme-Klair, Prof G J Grogan

3 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Elucidating and exploiting molecular mechanisms of bacterial natural product biosynthesis

University of Warwick School of Life Sciences

Natural product-based therapeutics are an essential part of modern medicine, and are also used widely in agriculture, e.g. as fungicides. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Challis

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pharmacokinetics Guided Natural Products Exploration for Drug Discovery, Development, Delivery and Therapy

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Cancer Therapeutics

Natural products have emerged as a key standard in novel and safe delivery of anticancer bioactive compounds. Apart from their ease of administration and delivery, natural/phytochemicals still face several hurdles, due to their physiochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Muhammad Wahajuddin, Dr S Swaroop, Dr S Khan

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Sustainable enantioselective cross-couplings: reaction development and applications in synthesis

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

A PhD position is available in the group of Professor John Bower at the University of Liverpool (https://bowerresearchgroup.wordpress.com/). Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Bower

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Antibiotic Discovery in the Abyss

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Natural products have long been and remain the preeminent source of antibiotics. >70% of all clinically used antibiotics are based on, or derived from, natural product scaffolds. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Race, Dr I Singh, Dr J Stach

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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BBSRC NLD Doctoral Training Partnership: Mode of action of first-in-class anti-folate antimicrobials

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Natural products have long been and remain the preeminent source of antibiotics. >70% of all clinically used antibiotics are based on, or derived from, natural product scaffolds. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Stach, Prof E Pohl, Prof P Race

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Unveiling the proteins that control fungal natural product biosynthesis

Victoria University of Wellington Ferrier Research Institute

A PhD scholarship is available to join our team at the Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory of the Ferrier Research Institute based at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Parker, Dr D Berry

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Synthesis of Artificial blood

University of Sheffield Department of Chemistry

Inspired by Nature, we have developed a number of porphyrin containing biomimetic macromolecules. These have included a porphyrin cored polymer capable of reversibly binding oxygen. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Twyman

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The Protection of the Natural Aquatic Heritage from Wastewater Discharges in Northern Ireland in Line with UN Sustainability Goals

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Recently, Northern Ireland (NI) faced multiple and lengthy beach and river closures across the province due to blue-green algae issues. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Tretsiakova-McNally, Dr B Solan, Dr P Fernandez-Ibanez

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Csp3-H Zincation: Functional Group Tolerant Modifications of Pharmaceutical Moieties

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

This PhD opportunity will be based at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Please contact Dr Graeme Barker (graeme.barker@hw.ac.uk) for further details. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Barker

2 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) analysis by Polarized Excitation Emission Matric (pEEM) spectroscopy, NBL-3

University of Galway School of Natural Sciences

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in February 2024 affiliated to the Nanoscale Biophotonics Laboratory in the Discipline of Physics (School of Natural Sciences) at the University of Galway. Read more

Supervisor: Prof AG Ryder

2 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Native mass spectrometry for the discovery of new anticancer agents

University of Nottingham School of Chemistry

A 4-year fully funded BBSRC PhD CASE studentship is available at the University of Nottingham in collaboration with Erebagen Ltd to screen engineered bacterial natural product libraries for anti-cancer activity using native mass spectrometry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Oldham

16 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 26 natural product chemistry PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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